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英语六级听力原文第2套
CollegeEnglishTest(Band6)
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations
and2longconversations.
Attheendofeachconversation,
oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.
Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),
anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.M:
LookatthelowpricesonthesefashionableTVsets.
Somethingisfishy,dontyouthinkso?
W:
Well,therehavebeenalotofrobberiesrecently.
Someofthestolengoodsmayhavelandedhere.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthe
low-pricedtelevisionsets?
2.M:
Ivebeenassignedtocoverthegovernorspeechtoday.
Whataboutyou?
W:
Nothingisgrandasyours.
Ihavetodoaninterviewfortheeveningnewsaboutamanwithdozensofcats.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
3.W:
DidntIseeyougoinginto
theadministrationbuildingthisafternoon?
M:
Ineededtoswitchmycomputerclasstothe9:
50section.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
4.W:
Iguessyouwatchthequizshowontelevisionlastnight.
Whatdidyouthinkaboutit?
M:
Well,itsgreat.
Thefirstfourcontestantswononlysmallprizes,
butthefifthleftwithanewluxurycar.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutthequizshow?
5.W:
IcantfindthearrivaltimeoftheNewYorkto
BostonExpressonthisschedule.
M:
LookforNewYorkintheleft-handcolumnand
followitacrossuntilyoufindthehourlistedintheBostoncolumn.
Q:
Whatarethespeakersmostprobablydoing?
6.W:
Youlookdifferenttoday,
butIcantquiteputmyfingeronwhatitis.
M:
Oh,yesterdayIfinallygotaroundto
thatnewbarbershopinthemallandenjoyedtheirservices.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?
7.W:
WhatdoyouthinkofPicassospaintingexhibitedinthecitymuseum?
M:
PersonallyIcantquiteseethemeaninginhismodernworks.
Mostofthemremindmeofthestuffmynephewbringshomefromthekindergarten.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
8.W:
Rodsaidhewantedtogetinvolvedinstudentgovernmentthisyear.
M:
Buthehasntgonetoasinglemeeting,hashe?
Q:
WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutRod?
Nowyoullhearthetwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
M:
Goodmorning,madam!
CanIhelpyou?
W:
Oh,Idohopeso.
IhavetogettoManchestertodayandmyowncarhasbrokendown.
Doyoubyanychancehaveacaravailable?
M:
Forhowmanydays,madam?
W:
Three,justuntiltheweekend.
M:
Andwhatsortofcardidyouhaveinmind?
W:
Well.Thatdependsalittlebitontheprice.
ButInormallydriveaChevrolet.
Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?
M:
Yes,certainly.ThatsgroupCwhichincludesChevroletandSea-arrows.
W:
Howmucharethey?
M:
Well,forthreedays,
youwouldhavetohaveitundertheunlimitedmileageconditions,
whichwillworkoutcheaperforManchesteranyway.
Letssee,GroupC,
threetofivedayshirewithunlimitedmileageis53poundsperday.
W:
Isee.Doesthatincludeeverything?
M:
Itincludesthird-partyinsurance,
butdoesnotincludevalue-addedtax,petrolorCDW.
W:
Whatsthat?
M:
CDW?
Oh,thatstocoveryouincaseyoudamagethehiredcar.
Third-partyinsuranceonlycoversyoufordamagetoanothervehicle.
ForGroupCcar,it's6poundsperday.
W:
OK.IthinkIllhavetheChevrolet.
M:
Right.CouldIhaveyourdrivinglicense,please?
W:
Certainly.Hereweare.
M:
So,itsMs.J.B.Couty.
W:
Yes.Thatsright.
M:
Andthenumberis509024bc9cs,expiringthe1stofJuly,2015.
Anddoyouwanttotakeitimmediately?
W:
Yes,Ido,please.
M:
Lovely.Well,youcouldjustinitialthatboxtherefortheCDW,
andthatboxtheretoconfirmyouhavenodrivingconvictions.
Thankyou.Andthensignthere.Great!
Thatsit!
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whydoesthewomanwanttohireacar?
10.Whatisthewomansmainconsiderationinhiringacar?
11.Whatdoesthedailychargeinclude?
ConversationTwo
W:
So,possiblelocationsfortheplant.
First,thebasicfacilitiesfortheregionaregenerallyverygood,
atleastbetweenthethreemaincities,Bilbao,Victoria
inthesouthandSanBebastian.
ThereisnowafasttrainlinktothesouthofFranceandtotherestofSpain.
AlthoughimprovementsaffectBilbaoprincipally,
butthewholeregionbenefits.
First,theportareahasbeencompletelymodernizedandrelocated.
Andairporthasalsobeenextended.Sothebasicfacilitiesaregood.
M:
Right.So,areweinapositiontochooseoneofthesecities?
W:
Well,letsnotrushintoanything.
Ithinkit’llbeabadideatoassumewe’regoingtochooseacity.
Itmightbebettertothinkaboutoneofthesmallertowns.
M:
Smallerplaces.Yes.
So,shouldwegetdetailsonthepossibleplaces?
W:
Yes.Wecoulddothat.
But,weneed,Ithink,first,tocheckafewthings,
forexample,taxbenefits,grants,andanythinglikethat.
Forlocatingtoasmallerplace,notoneofthemaincities,
thenwecanmakeabetterdecision.
M:
Yes,Iagree.YouvetalkedabouttheimprovedtransportlinksinBilbao.
Whataboutthelinkstothesmallertowns
Ifitsamountainousorhillyregion,
itcouldtakeanhourormoreforatrucktoreachamainroad.
SoIthinkweneedtolookspecifically
atthetrainandroadlinksforsmallertowns.
W:
Yes.Youreright.Roadandrail,andfinancialposition.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing
13.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBilbao,VictoriaandSunsBastion
14.Whatdoesthewomanthinktheyshoulddo
15.Whatisthemanconcernedabout
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Inastudyofolderpeoplewithsistersandbrothers,
psychologistDebraGoldoftheDukeCenterforthestudyofagingand
humandevelopmentfoundthatabout20%
saidtheywereeitherhostileorindifferent
towardtheirsistersandbrothers.
Reasonsforthisrangedfrominheritancedisputes
tohostilitybetweenspouses.
But,manyofthosewhohadpoorrelationshipsfeltguilty.
Althoughmostpeopleadmittedtosomelingeringrivalry,
itwasrarelystrongenoughtoendtherelationship.
Onlyfouroutofthe55peopleinterviewed
hadcompletelybrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothers
andonlyoneofthefourfeltcomfortablewiththebreak.
Assistersandbrothersadvancedintooldage,
closenessincreasesandrivalrydiminishes,
explainsVictorCicirelli,apsychologistatPurdueUniversity.
Mostoftheelderlypeopleheinterviewedsaid
theyhadsupportiveandfriendlydealingsandgotalongwellor
verywellwiththeirsistersandbrothers.
Only4%gotalongpoorly.
Goldfoundthataspeopleage,
theyoftenbecomemoreinvolvedwithand
interestedintheirsistersandbrothers.
53%ofthosesheinterviewedsaidthatcontact
withtheirsistersandbrothersincreaseinlateadulthood.
Withfamilyandcareerobligationsreduced,manysaidthat
theyhadmoretimeforeachother.
Otherssaidthattheyfeltitwastimetohealwounds.
Amanwhohadrecentlyreconciledwithhisbrother
toldGoldtheressomethingthatletsolderpeople
putasidethebaddeedsofthepastand
focusalittleonwhatweneednow,
especiallywhenitssistersandbrothers.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.WhatdoesthestudybyDebraGoldfindaboutolderpeople?
17.Whathasprobablycausedclosenesstoincrease
amongsistersandbrothersaccordingtoVictorCicirelli?
18.Whatdidthemanwhohadrecentlyreconciled
withhisbrothertellDebraGoldaboutolderpeople?
PassageTwo
Monarchbutterflies,thelargeorangeandblackinsects,
areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.
Theybrighteninparksandgardensastheyflyamongtheflowers.
Whatmakesmonarchbutterfliesparticularlyinterestingistheymigrate,
allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.
Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.
Everyyearinthelatesummer,monarchsbegintheirmigrationtothesouth.
ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisianaMississippiregion.
ThentheyflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexico,
theyestablishthemselvesinoneofabout15sitesinthemountainforest.
Eachsiteprovidesthewinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.
Thebutterfliesaresonumerousthattheyoftencoverentiretrees.
Whenspringcomes,theybegantheirlongjourneynorth.
Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakes
theroundtripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.
Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.
SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendie.
TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky,
theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.
Thelastgenerationoftheseasonabouttheforthwillmake
thejourneybacktoMexicoandrestartthecycle.
Scientistslearnaboutmonarchbutterflies
migrationbycapturingandplacingidentifyingtagsontheinsects.
Byrecapturingthetaggedmonarchandnotingwheretheycamefrom,
thenextscientistcanfigureout